by Olwen Reina | Feb 26, 2016 | Cell Culture Techniques
Cancer cell and tissue models are adapted for use in a research setting allowing for the direct study of a complex set of diseases. As models improve, their use in research has proven pivotal to better diagnosing, treating and even preventing cancer. Here, we’ll...
by Olwen Reina | Mar 20, 2016 | Cell Culture Techniques
Basement membrane products like Matrigel® and Geltrex™ act as a substrate or physical support for cultured cells helping to create more in vivo-like extracellular matrices. Basement membranes are found ubiquitously in the body. They play a role in a many key cellular...
by Olwen Reina | Jul 3, 2016 | Cell Culture Techniques
There is nothing more tragic than walking into your tissue culture room only to find a researcher curled up on the floor, clasping a flask, and wailing that their cells have been contaminated. It’s a fate I wouldn’t wish on my worst enemy! Hopefully it has...
by Olwen Reina | Jun 3, 2016 | Cell Culture Techniques
Your tissue culture hood, cell culture hood, biosafety cabinet (or BSC), the hood-y thing in your tissue culture room or whatever you like to call it, is a precious tool that requires occasional love. Here we’ll teach you how to correctly clean your hood and...
by Karen O'Hanlon Cohrt | Aug 16, 2018 | Cell Culture Techniques
The remarkable propensity of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) for self-renewal, multi-lineage differentiation and immune-modulatory activity has attracted much attention within the cell therapy area, from their potential in cell therapies and research models to their...
by Olwen Reina | Jun 13, 2017 | Cell Culture Techniques
Pharmaceutical quality is of vital importance. Imagine getting a prescription from your doctor for drug X. You go to the pharmacy to pick it up, grab a bottle of water and then take the recommended dose hoping for the best because you have no idea what the quality of...
